Comparison

Flow Speed Control vs Player Gear

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flow Speed Control

Manipulate video playback speed to create dynamic visual effects. This app allows for gradual speed changes, combining high-speed and slow-motion techniques to produce unique video content. It offers extensive editing tools and supports high-definition export.

Highlights
  • On-the-fly speed capture
  • Time remapping options
  • Import from various sources (GoPro, iCloud)
  • Gradual speed adjustment up to 24x
  • Multiple video projects
  • 4K export support
  • Professional color controls and filters
Features
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Take control of the speed of your videos. Flow let you manipulate time and give you new perspectives on your recorded moments. Combining high speed and slow motion techniques, you will be able to create stunning videos. Flow is intuitive and super easy to use, just add and move the control points up and down so that the video can go gradually faster or slower than its natural speed. FEATURES • Capture amazing moments combining different speeds on-the-fly and perfect it later with innovative time remapping options. • Edit the speed of videos recorded with any type of camera, there are many ways to import your videos, including directly from your GoPro or using iTunes, iCloud Drive and many others. • Flow can gradually slow down or speed up any videos up to 24x, combine different speeds adding as many speed control points as you need. • Create elaborated projects with one or multiple videos and customize each element with a different settings. • There are many tools available for editing such as trimming, cropping, rotating and others. • Flow supports recording, importing and exporting videos in ultra-high definition "4K". • You can even edit professional slow motion videos recorded up to 1000fps. • Instant project preview, watch your production without any waiting time. • Videos created with Flow will play exact same way on every device, perfect for sharing. • Stylize your videos with professional color controls and more than 40 unique filter effects. • The audio of the video will match the video speed, creating a cool effect on voices and other sounds. • Publish directly to social media such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and others. • Have fun playing in videos in reverse and sharing with your friends. • Rotate videos you recorded in the wrong orientation. • Save the best scenes of your videos as images. • Crop videos to square format. • Flow includes a handy extension to edit videos directly from Photos app. • Use your Apple Watch as a remote control when recording with Flow. Have any questions? Contact us at contact@flowspeedcontrol.com For more information, visit https://www.flowspeedcontrol.com Follow us on social media @flowspeedcontrol FLOW PROFESSIONAL SUBSCRIPTION Flow Speed Control offers an optional Professional subscription. We provide a free trial that unlock all the professional features. You will not be charged until the free trial has expired. If you decide to subscribe, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of current period. Your account will be charged according to your plan for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID account settings at any time after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of use https://www.flowspeedcontrol.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy policy https://www.flowspeedcontrol.com/privacy-policy/

About

Player Gear

Adjust the playback speed of videos, music, and podcasts to play them faster or slower. Offers intuitive gesture controls for seeking and temporary speed changes, along with customizable player settings.

Highlights
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Change sound pitch
  • Gesture controls
  • Customizable player settings
  • Fast forward/rewind
  • Seek by swiping
Features
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PlayerGear is the way to change playback speed to play Video/Music. PlayerGear lets you make your videos/music/podcasts fast or slow. - How to use - 1. Select media you want to play. (Many types of media can be played. but it's not played if the media has DRM.) 2. Push play button. 3. You can change playback speed by pushing [x2.0] button and selecting speed. 4. You can also change a pitch of the sound by pushing [w] button. [Player Controls with Gestures] - Double-tap for fast forward/rewind You can fast forward or rewind by double-tapping the left or right side of the player screen. - Temporarily change playback speed by long-pressing You can change the playback speed to a preset speed while long-pressing. Please note that if the difference between the playback speeds before and after the long press is too large, the playback may become choppy. - Swipe to seek You can seek by swiping left or right on the screen. [Player Settings] The following options can now be configured: - Set the time before the player controls (such as the seek bar) automatically hide - Set the fast forward/rewind time - Set the playback speed during long-press - Toggle the long-press function On/Off - Toggle swipe to seek On/Off [Playlist Feature] Free Version * Create and manage playlists. * Play songs one at a time. * Continuous playback is not available, but playlists can be used as a convenient way to organize your favorite songs. Premium Version * Create and manage playlists. * Enjoy continuous playback of all songs in a playlist, including background playback. * To use continuous playback, all items in the selected playlist must be saved locally on your device. * Playback may stop if a file needs to be downloaded or if a file is unavailable (for example, if it has been deleted or can no longer be accessed). * Repeat the entire playlist or repeat a single track. ----------------- [Term Of Use] https://policies.reafo.io/terms/playergear/en/ [Privacy Policy] https://policies.reafo.io/privacy/en/

Screenshots

Flow Speed Control4 screens
Player Gear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flow Speed Control at none against Player Gear's shown. Flow Speed Control also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 49%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Player Gear's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flow Speed Control sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Player Gear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flow Speed Control against 4.6 for Player Gear. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Speed Control has 1.1K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Flow Speed Control's written reviews are positive against 49% of Player Gear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow Speed Control ships an update every 3 days, Player Gear every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flow Speed Control versus Player Gear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow Speed ControlPlayer Gear
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better4.6 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better48.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better76
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINTERACTIVE UNIVERSE CREATIVE SOFTWARES EIRELIREAFO CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Flow Speed Control

All ratings1,106 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative15.7%

Player Gear

All ratings75 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral18.4%
Negative32.9%

Bugs and requests

Flow Speed Control

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Exported videos not saving to camera roll
  • Subscription not recognized in app
  • App crashes when exporting longer videos
  • Unable to select delete old projects

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add fade in/out for audio
  • Ability to resize videos
  • Add more transition effects
  • Ability to change audio speed
  • Landscape mode support on iPad

Player Gear

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Flow Speed Control

Subscriptions3
  • Flow Professional • 7 Days7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Flow Professional • 3 Months3 Months trial$4.993 Months
  • Flow Professional • 1 Year3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Professional Speed Control$9.99
3 purchases

Player Gear

Subscriptions3
  • PlayerGear Plus (1 Month)$3.991 Month
  • PlayerGear Plus (3 Months)$9.993 Months
  • PlayerGear Plus(1 Year)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Flow Speed Control free?
Flow Speed Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Player Gear free?
Player Gear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flow Speed Control or Player Gear?
Flow Speed Control is rated higher. Flow Speed Control averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Player Gear averages 4.6 from 76 ratings.
Do Flow Speed Control or Player Gear have ads?
Player Gear shows ads; Flow Speed Control does not.
Which is updated more often, Flow Speed Control or Player Gear?
Flow Speed Control ships an update every 3 days, and Player Gear every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flow Speed Control was updated on October 21, 2026 and Player Gear on October 23, 2026.

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